Turkey vs Vietnam: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Turkey
100.94 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Vietnam
122.08 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Turkey rank
66th
Vietnam rank
63rd
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Turkey
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 122.08 people per square kilometre against 100.94 people per square kilometre in Turkey, a difference of 21.14 people per square kilometre.
That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.2 times Turkey's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Vietnam has been ahead every year.
Turkey ranks 66th and Vietnam ranks 63rd of 215 countries.
Vietnam has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Turkey | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.94 people per square kilometre | 20.51 people per square kilometre | 9.57 people per square kilometre | Vietnam |
| 1970s | 18.43 people per square kilometre | 28.62 people per square kilometre | 10.19 people per square kilometre | Vietnam |
| 1980s | 29.42 people per square kilometre | 34.2 people per square kilometre | 4.78 people per square kilometre | Vietnam |
| 1990s | 42.98 people per square kilometre | 46.74 people per square kilometre | 3.77 people per square kilometre | Vietnam |
| 2000s | 56.58 people per square kilometre | 70.76 people per square kilometre | 14.18 people per square kilometre | Vietnam |
| 2010s | 84.36 people per square kilometre | 95.2 people per square kilometre | 10.85 people per square kilometre | Vietnam |
| 2020s | 100.4 people per square kilometre | 117.13 people per square kilometre | 16.73 people per square kilometre | Vietnam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre, Turkey or Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 122.08 people per square kilometre against 100.94 people per square kilometre in Turkey as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Turkey and Vietnam?
- 21.14 people per square kilometre, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Turkey and Vietnam?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Turkey and Vietnam rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Turkey ranks 66th and Vietnam ranks 63rd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.